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A great Edudemic blog by Jeff Dunn on characteristics of a 21st Century teacher. Has a good visual to reinforce the 10 skills modern teachers must have, in his opinion. Came from another diigo group.

Australian primary teacher who has lots of recent blogs, including one blog about integrating technology into the classroom.

A TRUE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT IS LIKE BEING A TEACHER THROUGH THE EYES OF A TEACHER

Thanks so much for sharing!

Twitter account of an Australian primary teacher

NSW science teacher explaining some Science experiments in Year 5&6 linked to other learning areas and using ICTs

This is a great blog where Shaun Allison, the Deputy Head of his school in the UK, as well as the manager of the site, showcases teachers that are doing creative things; using ICT's and general good pedagogy. It is about finding & sharing teaching 'bright spots'.

Fourth grade teacher blog with lots of maths ideas using collaborative, hands on learning

A blog from a High School Mathematics teacher in Minnesota. He doesn't exclusively talk about ICTs but has made a few posts about his struggles with particular software. He has also written an interesting post that looks at wireless routers' range in comparison to its price from a mathematical perspective.

This website is full of helpful blogs by numerous teachers. It not only provides insight into creating effective learning episodes but it also highlights key resources that teachers can use when teaching.

One for the HPE folk.  A Victorian PE teacher who labels himself "The PE Geek".

He does discuss other reasons why ICTs should be used in classes, but unfortunately doesn't give enough practical examples. The gamification he talks about most specifically is a dance game on the wii. Now of course the students are taking part in a game, but their bodies are moving just like they would be if they were dancing without the use of the game, so it is definitely physical. Using these types of games in your teaching shouldn't outweigh the the students taking part in physical activity or sports and training, but it should supplement it. I think using ICTs in HPE will help to improve motivation and interest in students who are uninterested in sport, which is a big focus that teachers face, particularly with junior high school girls. Using these games to get them interested is better than forcing them to take part in an activity where they aren't going to put in much effort anyway. ICTs are also immensely beneficial to students studying PE in senior, as a lot more of the focus is on technique and improvement, so using videos to view performance and receive feedback is great for these students. Especially the apps and programs you can get nowadays that let you pause and rewind video, play in slow motion, and draw on the screen (to check if your body is creating the right angles in the movement etc). In primary they wouldn't be so concerned with technique improvement like this, but ICTs can be used to expose students to sports that they wouldn't normally see or experience. Primary students could research and create their own games and sports using the internet and computers. (It is harder for me to think about the primary context, because I haven't had much to do with it). I am sure there are many ways ICTs can be incorporated in the Primary HPE setting, you just need to think outside the box.

Oops, I think I got PE Geek confused with a PE blog I was reading recently. After looking at the actual link, this PE geek offers so much more! It is actually great, the apps he talks about are great for primary and secondary.

I'm following Jerry Blumengarten on Twitter (@cybraryman1) but he also has this website. He tweets continually with his ideas, chats and sites about education and technology. I've just been reading his ideas on teaching with Twitter  http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html

Links to loads of articles on education and technology. Fantastic site.

Article that talks about blogs and how they enhance ICT courses

Thank you for sharing this site. It is great to have quality sites in your favourites.

Love this site, Thanks for sharing

another great site to gain teacher learning ideas.

This page is described by boxoftricks as "some of the best free internet resources for education"  It's mostly presentation tools, or tools for organising or sharing information. Quite comprehensive.

This is a great example of a teacher using ICT's in the classroom and provides some great example for all of primary age students.

AITSL is the Australian authority on professional teacher standards. Here is the May eNews fyi. Worth following @aitsl